### [2021-08-18](/feed/2021/08/18/index.md)

##### COVID-19 pandemic
# Operation Allies Refuge




### Related:

1. [White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki announces that the U.S. government has opened a mass vaccination site at the Dulles International Airport for arriving Afghan refugees. ](/feed/2021/08/27/white-house-press-secretary-jen-psaki-announces-that-the-us-government-has-opened-a-mass-vaccination-site-at-the-dulle.md) _Context: COVID-19 pandemic, Operation Allies Refuge_
2. [U.S. Marine lieutenant Stuart Scheller is relieved of his duties after posting a video demanding accountability from military leaders over the evacuation. ](/feed/2021/08/27/us-marine-lieutenant-stuart-scheller-is-relieved-of-his-duties-after-posting-a-video-demanding-accountability-from-mil.md) _Context: Afghanistan conflict, Operation Allies Refuge_
3. [During an interview with ABC News reporter George Stephanopoulos, U.S. president Joe Biden says that the U.S. is committed to getting every American out of Afghanistan, even if it means extending the mission past the August 31 withdrawal deadline. ](/feed/2021/08/18/during-an-interview-with-abc-news-reporter-george-stephanopoulos-us-president-joe-biden-says-that-the-us-is-committ.md) _Context: Operation Allies Refuge, War in Afghanistan_
4. [The Pentagon announces it will send U.S. troops to Kabul's Hamid Karzai International Airport to help evacuate staff from the U.S. Embassy while U.S. Department of State spokesperson Ned Price states that the embassy will remain open. ](/feed/2021/08/12/the-pentagon-announces-it-will-send-us-troops-to-kabul-s-hamid-karzai-international-airport-to-help-evacuate-staff-fro.md) _Context: Operation Allies Refuge, War in Afghanistan_
5. [The Biden administration announces that it will launch Operation Allies Refuge, an operation that will evacuate Afghan interpreters who aided American troops during the war. The operation will begin by the end of July. ](/feed/2021/07/14/the-biden-administration-announces-that-it-will-launch-operation-allies-refuge-an-operation-that-will-evacuate-afghan-i.md) _Context: Operation Allies Refuge, War in Afghanistan_